Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ironic-twist"

1. Remember (I) (2015)

R | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself.

Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Kim Roberts, Amanda Smith, Martin Landau

Votes: 27,934 | Gross: $0.64M

2. Shut Eye (2016–2017)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Charlie is a scammer with a small chain of fortune-telling storefronts and contracts building tricks for a family that controls the business in the greater chunk of LA.

Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, KaDee Strickland, Angus Sampson, David Zayas

Votes: 4,003

3. The Legend of Gator Face (1996)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A group of boys concoct a yarn about having been threatened by a legendary swamp beast and then meet the real thing, learning it is a gentle, compassionate creature. The locals believe their original story and try hunting down the monster.

Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: John White, Dan Warry-Smith, Charlotte Sullivan, Gordon Michael Woolvett

Votes: 305

4. Z-Movie (2013)

Short, Comedy

Four eclectic zombies set out to find the elusive cure to become human again, along the way learning more about themselves, each other, and what it truly means to be "human."

Director: Jonathan Ho | Stars: Andrew Anderson, Jake Benarth, Brian Chantrupon, Nicolas Fagerberg

5. Uncle Hitler (2009)

52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary film taking a contemporary look at the surviving family of Adolf Hitler.

Director: Joel Soler | Stars: Eva Braun, Gretl Braun, Eva Barbara Fegelein, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 36

6. Yawarakai hada (1998)

87 min | Comedy, Thriller

Inspired by true crime on TV, unhappy wife fakes her own kidnapping with the help of her lover to run away with him. Unfortunately, she realizes too late that the lover has no intention of actually letting her go.

Director: Hisayasu Satô | Stars: Moeko Ezawa, Hiromi Kuronuma, Tomomi Kuribayashi, Reiko Takamizu

Votes: 38

7. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: The Bargain (1990)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A lonely bookstore owner goes to extreme lengths to transform her appearance in order to woo a handsome customer.

Director: Tom Noonan | Stars: Kim Greist, Kevin Geer, Sharon Sharth

Votes: 104

8. Dracula: The Series (1990–1991)
Episode: What a Pleasant Surprise! (1990)

22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

When Helsing learns that Lucard is buying an old theater in town, he investigates to find out what the vampire's true interest is in the place.

Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: Bernard Behrens, Kim Coates, Sybil Eastman, Geordie Johnson

Votes: 12

9. The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)
Episode: Putting the 'Gay' Back in Litigation (1998)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy

Brian can no longer take Phil's homophobic jokes and threatens to sue the show for sexual harassment. Larry's tests his girlfriend, actress Illeana Douglas' guest appeal. Hank prepares celebrity farewell videos for Larry's departure.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Wallace Langham, Penny Johnson Jerald

Votes: 184

10. Miracles (2003)
Episode: Saint Debbie (2003)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After a small town woman survives getting her throat slit in a failed diner robbery, the group investigates whether a miracle has occurred.

Director: Lawrence Trilling | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Angus Macfadyen, Marisa Ramirez, Hector Elizondo

Votes: 58

11. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: The Feverman (1988)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A skeptical doctor wants to prove to his desperate friend with a sick daughter that the local legendary healer he wants to see is a fraud.

Director: Michael Gornick | Stars: John C. Vennema, David McCallum, Abby Lewis, Patrick Garner

Votes: 262

12. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: Alien Shop (2001)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An alien shape-shifter owns a unique curio shop whose merchandise possess strange powers; when a petty crook accepts a peculiar wallet he learns the hard way that money not earned comes at a price.

Director: Peter DeLuise | Stars: Johnathon Schaech, Michelle Harrison, Alex Diakun, Tom Heaton

Votes: 241

13. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Blind Date (1978)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Alex goes on a blind date with Angela, whom he knows only as a witty and winsome voice on the telephone. Latka finds an envelope of money in the backseat of a cab. Who gets to keep it?

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner

Votes: 352

14. Weird Science (1994–1998)
Episode: Sci-Fi Zoned (1995)

Approved | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

After Gary and Wyatt have a falling out, Lisa zaps them into their favourite TV series "The Sci-Fi Zone" which was why they became friends in the first place.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Michael Manasseri, John Asher, Lee Tergesen, Vanessa Angel

Votes: 27

15. Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)
Episode: He's a Bad, Bad, Bad Sport/Dapper Duck Burgers (1999)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After Pumbaa beats Timon at every game, he becomes obsessed with beating Pumbaa at least once. / Timon and Pumbaa work the night shift at a fast food restaurant. Smolder the Bear arrives to buy a burger but they keep messing up his order.

Directors: Brad Neave, Joe Horne | Stars: Jim Cummings, Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon

Votes: 46

16. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Scout of Sorts (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill helps Toony earn Gil Scout merit badges. The cartoon lineup includes Backwoods Bunny (1959), Cruise Cat (1952), Baby Wants a Bottleship (1942), Daffy's Diner (1967), and D' Fightin' Ones (1961).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 7

17. Black Dynamite (2011–2015)
Episode: Roots: The White Album (2014)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When ROOTS hits the air and the Community finally sees just how bad slavery was, Al Sharpton whips everyone into a rep-aration frenzy and they storm Beverly Hills, enslaving every white ... See full summary »

Directors: Carl Jones, Byeongsan Park, Lesean Thomas | Stars: Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Kym Whitley, Tommy Davidson

Votes: 55